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Saponify
- verb - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
- convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
Saponins
- noun - any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
Saponite
- - A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.
Saporous
- adjective - full of flavor
Sapphire
- adjective - a light shade of blue
- a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
- a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- of something having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"
Sapphism
- noun - female homosexuality
Sappiest
- adjective - abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"
- ludicrous, foolish;
Sapremia
- noun - blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter
Saprobes
- noun - an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
Saprobic
- adjective - living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen